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I've been diagnosed at a young age and didn't speak until I was 5. I still have symptoms but have been able to improve myself enough for people to just think so
by KyleJune 7y ago
I've been diagnosed at a young age and didn't speak until I was 5. I still have symptoms but have been able to improve myself enough for people to just think something is off about me. Managed to graduate college with a 4.0 GPA. Near the end I thought about doing grad school but knew I would need accomodations because I am very slow at reading and writing. I seen a psychologist to get a more recent diagnosis and instead he diagnosed me with Learning Disability.
I took the woodcock-johnson iv tests of cognitive abilities with him and that test showed my writing speed was equivalent to that of an 8 year old. But in the section related to visual-spatial ability he said I had a perfect score, he said he never seen someone get that good of a score before on those sections. I qualified for accomodations but ultimately decided to just enter the workforce instead of continuing to go to school.
I think it's possible you could have enough symptoms to qualify as being on the spectrum but honestly I don't think a diagnosis would really make any difference in your life. It sounds like you are already aware of your weaknesses and strengths. If you need accomodations for something related to your weaknesses you might be able to get a diagnosis that could help you get them.
Some people think a diagnosis might help them better understand themselves and why they are different but I just think of ASD as a term to describe how I am different rather than it being something that causes/explains why I am different.